{"id":1956,"date":"2026-01-10T12:35:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruralmuseums.org.uk\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:43:28","slug":"herefordshire-cart-horse-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruralmuseums.org.uk\/?p=1956","title":{"rendered":"Herefordshire ‘Cart Horse’ History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ploughing on Aylestone Hill, Hereford, c.1920s (Basil Butcher \/ Derek Foxton)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following our AGM in October 2025, we were delighted to welcome Bob Powell, a specialist in historic farming and vernacular buildings, but primarily heavy horses. He is a former Curator of the Weald & Downland Living Museum, and retired in 2014 as High Life Highland\u2019s Principal Museums Officer (where he preferred to be called the Curator of the 90-acre Highland Folk Museum).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is a past board member of the Association for Living History, Farm, and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) and is on the executive committee of the Association for International Museums of Agriculture (AIMA).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bob\u2019s presentation on Herefordshire \u2018Cart Horse\u2019 History was initially created for the Herefordshire Family History Society, as his paternal family were Herefordshire farmers and \u2018halliers\u2019 in the 1800s. With his lifelong \u2018obsession\u2019 with heavy horses and farming, married with his professional interests in related material and non-material culture, it was a \u2018no brainer\u2019 to bring his specialist subjects together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were delighted when he suggested he develop this presentation for the Rural Museums Network \u2013 this topic is literally in Bob\u2019s DNA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, he was keen to encourage Rural Museums Network members, and those working in related fields, to develop a personal interest, a specialism within our intended careers. He feels that this is maybe an outdated approach in some museums, but that there is an ongoing need for specialists to be tradition and knowledge bearers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his own words, Bob recommends that we \u201cengage with, listen and learn from the \u2018old folks\u2019 \u2013 there are fewer of us left!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob’s talk is available to view on the Rural Museums Network’s YouTube Channel here>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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